I signed the papers on a C6 last spring, and to make a long story short between me signing papers and me driving off the lot, the dealer managed to screw the car up badly enough that they offered to reverse the deal rather than fix a 10-item punchlist...lol

Having done that, I decided to shift gears and just go into debt-payoff mode and then buy something later...

But, I've not forgotten. I just won't deal with that dealership - lol....


I'm again thinking of getting a Corvette. Probably going to be either a base series, or a GS series, though the Z06 is what I'd rather have (mmm 427...)...but that's out of my comfort range price-wise....

I'm also seriously considering the new 5.0 Mustang GT...

I know, way different markets...so, focusing on Corvette - what are your biggest complaints, most common problems, etc, with the 2010+ C6 Corvettes in the base-GS series?


The weekend I had mine, I thought it was an awesome car, but, I've also heard from people that used to work at Chevrolet Dealerships that they are problem-prone, bad engineering/design, etc...for example the battery drains out and the car won't start...just things like that...


Thank you!

 

When you figure out what it really is that you want get back with us.

 

I've had a 2003, 2005, 2006 and now a 2010 GS....I can tell you that the first couple of C6 years had a few issues which to me were a big deal. I did not like the LS2 (my 2003 was a Z06 so I did not feel an upgrade in the power department), Steering system felt funky and I had a few problems between my 2005 and 2006. Roof recall, clutch issues, water pump, etc. Now, also having the 2010 GS, I can tell you that GM finally got it right. No issues thus far...GREAT power, steering and handling. ZERO complaints when it comes to the 2010.

 

All you have to do is read the forum to see problems that might occur. All cars have problems, you either get a good one or you don't .

 

Grand Sport is a great choice and a good base for later power modifications, if you so desire. A friend purchased one and already has installed a cam, long tubes and a Maggie supercharger. He wanted a little more power. He has 603 HP at the wheels tuned very conservatively for 91 octane. They originally tuned it for 93 octane and was seeing 654 HP at the wheels.

 

Thanks, though I'm after something more of a consolidated list.

I have reservations about getting a C6, but, A C6 is in a lot of ways what I want.

Then again, I also think it'd end up being more of a garage queen than if I got a GT....

 

My biggest complaint is that used Z06 prices have come down so much, I wish I wouldn't have bought my base car. I could be in a nice, used Z06 for just slightly more than my base model cost new. I have a huge case of Z06 envy now...

So my only complaint is that I regret buying my C6 new.

 

If you really want the Z06, why not consider a pre-owned one with an extended warranty?

 

I'll only buy new, and yes, I know that I'll take the biggest hit financially speaking, but, I also intend to not get rid of a vehicle and pay it off within a couple years.


I'm also paying for the knowledge/assurance that someone hadn't done something stupid to/with it, and didn't disclose it.

 

I owned Porsches from 1974 till recently...ten of them to be exact...now I have a 2010 Cyber Gray GS, a manual coupe with the dry sump engine, and I love the car...I wish I could be driving it now, and can't wait for the weather to break so that I can...I instruct at HPDE's, and as a result I track my car occasionally; it's different from the P-cars...does the same thing, but way differently...and I like the difference...

I've had zero problems with the car so far (only owned it since the end of July), and the only thing I don't like are the O.E. Goodyear tires...once I burn through them, I'll put set of Michelins on it...and I wish it had Brembo calipers on it, only because I'm familiar with them...

 

Kids today.

Sounds like you've already got 10 items for your "consolidated list."

It also sounds like you're looking for ammunition -- so you can return your next new C6 when it isn't perfect.

Frankly, you'd probably be better-off in a used one. You'll save $$$ and you wouldn't have to worry about the car being perfect. And then maybe you could enjoy driving it to work...

Yes, I'm an old retired guy, with nothing else to do on a cold snowy winter day than nurse an aching back and peruse old posts written by young whipper-snappers.

 

Wanna bet?

 

The waterpump seems prone to premature failure (do a search), and the plastic glove-box latches are prone to breaking. The "wide body" G/S costs 12% more, is optimized for autocrossing, uses ~10% more gasoline (according to most owners on this Forum) and has more expensive summer performance tires which wear out twice as fast, but as a garage queen none of those things should matter to you. You may want to keep a trickle charger on it if it is infrequently used. Consider the transparent roof, two-tone seats, and NPP performance exhaust option which sounds great.

 

weird ; ordered my 3rd vette recently and never had a problem with glove box,water pump or fuel issues. Tires are round and black and a search actually reveals alot of drivers are in the 30 to 40k mileage ; you just dont here them whining because they dont have problems.
Out of the maybe 150000 c6s made think how many are on here complaining ; very few.
So my soon to be faster GS gets 26mpg instead of the 28 I get now I say please hurry and get here. Oh and did I mention 55,000mi on my 08 and my second set of tires have a long way to go. Never needed a charger on any and never changed a battery.
Sounds like you had a problem and it got to you.

 

3 vetts (1999 Coupe, 2005, Coupe 2010GS) and none of these problems.

 

I have 30k on a 2008 base vert and have had no real problems with the car. Just now getting ready to replace the OEM tires due to wear.

 

I totally agree with these two statements , which is why I bought a NEW 2010 GS .

I also was considering a new 5.0 Mustang , maybe even a GT500 , but I went with the GS . I knew as soon as I test drove it - the all around experience of an American Icon just blew me away !

Go with a new Grand Sport . Seriously . You won't regret it . Its been the coolest vehicle experience I've ever had .

 

Simple answer! buy the one you really want to drive!
Cars are machines built by man and machines, problems someone has with their car doesn't necessarily mean you will and vice versa.

I had an 05 coupe that had every TSB problem except crankbolt
09 Z51, trouble free yet there are people getting engines replaced because of oil ring problems.

I have a 2011 GT, so far trouble free yet on the forums there are people complaining of engine noises, standard trans shift problems.

So basically you roll the dice and most likely you will have a trouble free corvette!!!

 

Perhaps you don't understand statistics. Just because you or I have not had a waterpump or glovebox latch fail doesn't change the fact their have been many, many reports of such failures here on this Forum, meaning statistically a problem exists. As a retired engineering manager who worked for or directly with American, German, French, Dutch and Japanese suppliers of automotive waterpump seals at their home facilities, and who participated in international technical seminars on the subject, and who worked with the engineers of and held technical seminars for Chrysler, Ford, GM, and Cummins Engine, and who designed waterpump seals supplied to all of them as well as to aftermarket waterpump rebuilders for over four decades, and who wrote a technical book and numerous technical magazine articles on seals, and who has been issued fifteen U.S. Patents on the subject I think I may know a little bit more about the subject than you do. Statistics say if you smoke you are more likely to die of lung cancer than if you don't. Just because YOU have not developed lung cancer after smoking doesn't mean you won't nor that many other people haven't. I know because I lost my wife to lung cancer. So just because it hasn't happened to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen. The world is a much bigger place than your little itty-bitty part of it.

 

Nobody got 30K out of the old Supercars that were standard-issue on Z51s. But that's to be expected.

I haven't noticed a trend of water-pump problems.

These are good cars. Most of the common problems are minor. Parts are available and affordable. With the exception of certain electronic esoterica, they are pretty easy to work on.

Much of the design dates back to the C5. It is very solid, but it has a few small weaknesses: a clutch slave that sits inside a furnace and is difficult to access - so change your clutch fluid periodically. Rocker panels that stick down below the car and can be damaged by speed bumps or inept mechanics - so be cautious. A harmonic balancer that likes to come unbalanced and that's bolted to the crank with a quadrillion pound-feet of torque - so keep an eye on it. Pretty minor stuff, all in all.